Drip edge with gutter guard support
AssigneeGutterglove, Inc.
InventorRobert C. Lenney
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Abstract
A drip edge with gutter guard support device is formed from a longitudinal sheet of waterproof material. An angled upper first member integrally joined to a vertical lower second member form an angled structure. The first member is configured for placement on a roof edge and under a roof shingle and the second member is a configured for placement to a fascia, the lower portion of the second member being configured for placement over a gutter's back end. Vertically stacked ledges extend outwardly from the second member into an opening of the gutter. Separations between adjacent ledges form varying height receiving channels for placement of a roof-side end of a gutter guard. The device is a single piece drip edge and gutter guard fascia-side attachment device.
Claims20
A drip edge with gutter guard support device, comprising:
- a longitudinal sheet of waterproof material, having a side profile comprising:
- an angled upper first member;
- a vertical lower second member, integrally joined to a gutter-side end of the first member to form an angled structure,
- wherein the first member is configured to be disposed over a roof edge and under a roof shingle and the second member is configured to be secured to a fascia, a lower portion of the second member being configured to be placed over a back end of a prospective gutter;
- and
- a plurality of vertically stacked ledges integral to and extending outwardly from a face of the second member into an opening of the prospective gutter, separations between adjacent ledges forming varying height receiving channels for placement of a roof-side end of the prospective gutter guard when the prospective gutter guard is disposed on the prospective gutter,
- wherein the device is a single piece drip edge and gutter guard fascia-side attachment device.
A drip edge with gutter guard support device, comprising:
- a longitudinal sheet of waterproof material, having a side profile comprising:
- a vertical member configured to be placed inside and over a back end of a prospective gutter;
- and
- a plurality of vertically stacked longitudinal ledges extending outwardly from a face of the vertical member into an opening of the prospective gutter, separations between adjacent ledges forming varying height receiving channels for placement of a roof-side end of the prospective gutter guard when the prospective gutter guard is disposed on the prospective gutter.
A drip edge with gutter guard support device, comprising:
- a longitudinal sheet of waterproof material having an L-shaped side profile comprising:
- a vertical member configured to be placed inside and over a back end of a prospective gutter;
- and
- a horizontal gutter guard attachment member integral to and extending outwardly from a top of the vertical member into an opening of the prospective gutter,
- a water ramp integral to a bottom end of the vertical member, extending into the prospective gutter at an acute angle from a plane of the vertical member;
- and
- a longitudinal screw trough disposed in the vertical member above the water ramp,
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.